Works by Melvin Edwards are celebrated in a survey at City Hall Park in Manhattan. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “ART”
An Artist Who Built His Audience by the Side of the Road
By Gotham Rex on May 4, 2021
Otis Houston Jr. first attracted attention along a Manhattan highway. Now a gallery is showing his work at a major art fair. Source: New York Times
Patrick O’Connell, 67, Dies; Raised Awareness of AIDS With Art
By Gotham Rex on May 3, 2021
As the founding director of Visual AIDS, he helped develop campaigns including “Day Without Art” and, most notably, the ubiquitous red ribbon. Source: New York Times
Sotheby’s and Phillips Announce Departures and Arrivals
By Gotham Rex on April 29, 2021
The executive turnover in the auction world signals a market shift after the pandemic, an industry expert says. Source: New York Times
Marie-Josée Kravis to Replace Leon Black as MoMA Chair
By Gotham Rex on April 27, 2021
One month after Black, the embattled investor, said he would not stand for re-election, the museum chose its president emerita to replace him. Source: New York Times
Jeff Koons Moves to Pace Gallery
By Gotham Rex on April 26, 2021
After years of having his work sold by the Gagosian and Zwirner galleries, the artist aims for a fresh start. Source: New York Times
Allon Schoener, 95, Dies; Curator Caught in Furor Over ‘Harlem’ Show
By Gotham Rex on April 23, 2021
His “Harlem on My Mind” exhibit at the Met museum in 1969 drew protests for not including works by Black artists. But since then it’s been reconsidered. Source: New York Times
Looted Objects From Afghanistan Are Returned
By Gotham Rex on April 19, 2021
Thirty-three antiquities were handed over to the Afghan ambassador by the Manhattan district attorney’s office and the Department of Homeland Security. Source: New York Times
Art of the Dealer: Paula Cooper Shores Up Her Legacy
By Gotham Rex on April 16, 2021
She opened the first gallery in SoHo and was a part of Chelsea’s initial wave. Now, at 83, the dean of ‘tough art’ will bring in new partners and start a year-round branch in Palm Beach. Source: New York Times
Martina Batan, New York Art Dealer Consumed by a Cold Case, Dies at 62
By Gotham Rex on April 9, 2021
Finding answers to the unsolved murder of her 14-year-old brother became a lifelong quest, ultimately chronicled in a documentary film. Source: New York Times
The Church, an Arts Center in Sag Harbor, Is Opening
By Gotham Rex on April 8, 2021
Starting April 15, daily tours of the center, founded by Eric Fischl and April Gornik, will be offered Thursdays through Mondays. Source: New York Times
‘Battle for the Soul of SoHo': A Debate on Gentrification, Race and Wealth
By Gotham Rex on April 4, 2021
The Manhattan neighborhood is locked in a contentious battle with city officials over whether, and how, it should change. Source: New York Times
Two Brothers Posed for a Portrait. One Lived to See It in the Met.
By Gotham Rex on April 2, 2021
Alice Neel painted two neighborhood boys in her studio in the 1960s. Fifty years later, the mystery of what happened to the picture has been solved. Source: New York Times
New York Show of Philip Guston Work to Include Klan Images
By Gotham Rex on March 31, 2021
The fall retrospective will include some of the pieces from the series that led to the postponement of planned Guston exhibitions at four major museums last year. Source: New York Times
A Downtown Gallerist Spreads His Wings
By Gotham Rex on March 27, 2021
Alexander Shulan runs Lomex, a New York gallery that nurtures emerging artists. Source: New York Times